(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
cholecystopexy
costopneumopexy
cupressinoxylon
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desoxymorphine
desoxyribonucleoprotein
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
epixylous
epixylous
adj
(mycology) Relating to, growing or living on the surface of wood
erysipelothrix
esothyropexy
exopterygotism
exopterygotous
expansionary
expansionary
adj
That promotes or exhibits expansion; expansionist.
expeditiously
expeditiously
adv
In an expeditious manner
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
explosibility
explosibility
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which a material is explosible
(uncountable) The state of being explosible
explosively
explosively
adv
In an explosive manner.
expositionary
expositionary
adj
(writing) Serving as exposition.
expositively
expositorially
expositorily
expositorily
adv
In an expository fashion.
expository
expository
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
expostulatingly
expostulatingly
adv
With expostulations.
expostulatively
expostulatively
adv
In an expostulative manner.
expostulatory
expostulatory
adj
Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
expressionistically
expressionistically
adv
In an expressionistic manner.
expressionlessly
expressionlessly
adv
Without expression; in an expressionless way.
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
expulsory
expulsory
adj
Synonym of expulsive
exsputory
exstrophy
exstrophy
noun
(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.
extemporaneously
extemporaneously
adv
In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
extraphysiological
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
gastrohysteropexy
gastropexy
gastropexy
noun
(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.
glycopexis
hexaphyllous
hexaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having six leaves or leaflets.
hygroexpansivity
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hyperextension
hyperextension
noun
an exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
hyperparoxysm
hyperprosexia
hyperprosexia
noun
(medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
hypocathexis
hypodiazeuxis
hypopharynxes
hypopharynxes
noun
plural of hypopharynx
hypoprosexia
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
hysteropexia
hysteropexy
hysteropexy
noun
(surgery) The fixation of a misplaced or abnormally movable uterus.
interparoxysmal
interparoxysmal
adj
Between paroxysms.
laparohysteropexy
laparohysteropexy
noun
(surgery) ventrofixation of the uterus
laryngopharynxes
mastopexy
mastopexy
noun
(surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
myeloplaxes
myeloplaxes
noun
plural of myeloplax
myxopoiesis
myxospongiae
myxospore
myxospore
noun
Any of many microscopic parasites of the class Myxosporea
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
nonexpansibility
nonexpansively
nonexpansively
adv
In a nonexpansive manner.
nonexpeditiously
nonexplosively
nonexpressively
omentosplenopexy
oropharynxes
overexpansively
overexpressively
oxyblepsia
oxycephalism
oxycephalism
noun
Synonym of oxycephaly
oxycephalous
oxyosphresia
oxypetalous
oxyphiles
oxyphosphate
oxyquinaseptol
oxyquinaseptol
noun
Synonym of diaphtherin
oxysulphate
oxysulphate
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfate
oxysulphide
oxysulphide
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfide
perionyxis
pharyngoxerosis
philoxygenous
phyllotaxes
phyllotaxes
noun
plural of phyllotaxis
phyllotaxies
phyllotaxies
noun
plural of phyllotaxy
phylloxeras
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
polyxenus
postexistency
postmyxedematous
postmyxedemic
preluxuriously
preparoxysmal
preparoxysmal
adj
Before a paroxysm.
prophylaxes
prophylaxes
noun
plural of prophylaxis
protoxylems
protoxylems
noun
plural of protoxylem
pseudoambidextrously
pseudoanaphylaxis
pseudoanaphylaxis
noun
A kind of anaphylaxis that does not involve an allergic reaction but is due to direct mast cell degranulation.
pseudoapoplexy
pseudodoxy
pseudodoxy
noun
False opinion or belief
pseudoexperimentally
pseudohexagonally
pseudohexagonally
adv
In a pseudohexagonal way.
psychoreflex
psychosexual
psychosexual
adj
Of or relating to the psychological aspect or aspects of sexuality.
psychosexuality
psychosexuality
noun
The psychological aspects of sexuality.
psychosexually
psychosexually
adv
In a psychosexual manner or context.
pyoxanthose
pyoxanthose
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.
pyridoxines
pyridoxines
noun
plural of pyridoxine
pyroxenes
pyroxenes
noun
plural of pyroxene
pyroxenites
pyroxenites
noun
plural of pyroxenite
pyroxenoids
pyroxenoids
noun
plural of pyroxenoid
salpingopexy
scapulopexy
sceuophylax
sceuophylax
noun
A sacristan or church treasurer.
semiexpository
septomaxillary
septomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla.
noun
(anatomy) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seroprophylaxis
seroprophylaxis
noun
(immunology) Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.
sigmoidopexy
sigmoidopexy
noun
(surgery) surgery to fix the sigmoid colon in place
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
splenopexy
splenopexy
noun
fixation of the spleen
spondylexarthrosis
sulphoxylate
sulphoxylate
noun
Alternative form of sulfoxylate
sulphoxyphosphate
supercomplexity
superexceptionally
superluxuriously
superoxygenate
superoxygenate
verb
To increase the proportion of oxygen
superoxygenated
superoxygenated
adj
enriched in oxygen
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superoxygenate
superoxygenating
superoxygenation
superoxygenation
noun
enrichment in oxygen
unexpeditiously
unexplosively
ventrohysteropexy
xenopsylla
xerophytism
xerophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
xerophytisms
xylographers
xylographers
noun
plural of xylographer
xylographies
xylographies
noun
plural of xylography
xylophones
xylophones
noun
plural of xylophone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of xylophone